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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Other books to read. Lending period ended.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Characters 4/5
Heart 4/5
Engagement 3/5
World Building 4/5
I found Ouyang’s storyline disengaging and made it hard for me to follow the story since there was a whole new cast of characters.
Heart 4/5
Engagement 3/5
World Building 4/5
I found Ouyang’s storyline disengaging and made it hard for me to follow the story since there was a whole new cast of characters.
this one was a little hard for me to follow. however, the parts i did keep up with i enjoyed enough to finish the book.
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Staranie długie rozdziały, przez co trochę się dłużyła, ale ogólnie to jest naprawdę dobre high fantasy
She Who Became the Sun is the first book in the Radiant Emperor duology and it was absolutely mind blowing. It's one of my most anticipated reads and was way beyond my expectations.
The writing drew me in from the beginning and then I was so engrossed by Zhu and her determination to not be nothing and strength to make her own fate. Zhu is a very complex character, her ambitions, drive and shrewness makes her one of the highlights of the book. Ma Xiuying is so different compared Zhu but I liked her a lot.
“Becoming nothing was the most terrifying thing she could think of—worse even than the fear of hunger, or pain, or any other suffering that could possibly arise from life.”
Ouyang, the eunuch general and our other main POV character is on the opposite side of the battle and is another brilliant character. I loved him so much. One second he'd make you angry and frustrated and in the next he'd break your heart into a million pieces.
He had done what he had to do, and in doing so he had destroyed the world.
A queer epic fantasy that is hard to forget, with elements of revenge, fate, destiny, gender and identity against the backdrop of Ming Dynasty and a retelling of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension. Highly recommend and I cannot wait for the sequel!!!!
*ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review
The writing drew me in from the beginning and then I was so engrossed by Zhu and her determination to not be nothing and strength to make her own fate. Zhu is a very complex character, her ambitions, drive and shrewness makes her one of the highlights of the book. Ma Xiuying is so different compared Zhu but I liked her a lot.
“Becoming nothing was the most terrifying thing she could think of—worse even than the fear of hunger, or pain, or any other suffering that could possibly arise from life.”
Ouyang, the eunuch general and our other main POV character is on the opposite side of the battle and is another brilliant character. I loved him so much. One second he'd make you angry and frustrated and in the next he'd break your heart into a million pieces.
He had done what he had to do, and in doing so he had destroyed the world.
A queer epic fantasy that is hard to forget, with elements of revenge, fate, destiny, gender and identity against the backdrop of Ming Dynasty and a retelling of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension. Highly recommend and I cannot wait for the sequel!!!!
*ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review
